Video: Goggle Display Delivers Real-Time Data to Snow Runs

There’s so much to keep track of as you’re swooshing down a ski run: moguls around turns, rocks peaking from boundaries, inept rookies clogging high-traffic lanes. But if you’ve got some attention to spare, Recon Instruments’ MOD Live accessory can deliver even more sensory data during your time on the trail.

[bug id=”ces2012″]The MOD Live ($400) is a GPS-based “micro fiber optics” display that snaps into compatible “Recon-Ready” goggles made by one of four manufacturers, including Alpina and Uvex. Once the hardware is installed in your goggles, you power on the unit, and it connects via Bluetooth to an arm band-mounted controller that can cycle through several head-up display (HUD) options that appear in front of you.

The HUD can report real-time speed and jumping stats, and can even map your trail route. The MOD Live also boasts extensive Android functionality, so if you tether it to your phone via Bluetooth, you can monitor incoming calls, auto-reply to text messages, and even manage your music playlists.

The MOD Live was released in November, but Recon announced at CES it was releasing an SDK, giving developers a crack at unlocking even more of the gizmo’s potential. The first app built with the SDK, an offering from Polar, connects the MOD Live to compatible heart-rate monitors.